Category : Brain Injury
New Brain Injury Treatment Uses Hormone Therapy to Limit Damage
A hormone responsible for supporting pregnancy may hold the answer to preventing death and disability in brain injury patients. It’s a development California accident lawyers and brain injury attorneys in California will greatly welcome.
Brain injuries are some of the most serious injuries that can occur in motor vehicle accidents. These often occur in severe, high [...]
Concussions in Children could Lead to Brain injuries
A Canadian research team is warning that parents simply don’t take children’s concussions seriously enough, but should. According to the researchers, a concussion is not just a minor head injury, but could be a sign of a more severe brain injury that parents, teachers and coaches must take more seriously.
According to the researchers from the [...]
Santa Clara Jury Awards $49 Million to Student who was Brain Damaged in Car-Truck Accident
It’s one of the largest personal injury verdicts in Santa Clara County in recent years. A jury this week has awarded an accident victim more than $49 million in personal injury damages. The jury found that California transportation officials and two truck drivers were negligent in an accident that left the victim, Bakersfield-resident Drew Bianchi, [...]
Actress' Death Puts Focus on Brain Injuries
The death of actress Natasha Richardson has brought into focus the deceptive nature of brain injuries, and their preventability. Richardson, who died earlier this month after suffering what seemed like a minor head injury on the ski slopes of a Quebec ski resort, was not wearing a helmet at the time of her fall. Her [...]
Brain Injury Patients in Ventura County Struggle to Find Care
Close to 16,000 patients with brain injuries in Ventura County are finding that their options for long term-care are dwindling fast. Their families struggle with not being able to take care of their loved ones’ full time specialized needs at home, and the non-availability of centers that take care of these people.
Brain injuries can [...]